French sharpshooter ND during president's speech

**platoonDaddy** · 02-28-17, 12:41

Holy shit, how in the hell does this happen?

A French police sniper has accidentally shot and injured two people during a speech by President Hollande.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe...e=news_central

Update: The sharpshooter was on a roof about a hundred metres away from a tent where Mr Hollande was inaugurating a new fast train line in the western town of Villognon.

A waiter and a train company employee were wounded, one in the leg and the other in the ankle, local media reports.

The safety on the marksman's rifle was reportedly off and the shot was fired while he was changing position, Sud-Ouest reported.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7604421.html

**daniel87** · 02-28-17, 12:45

Maybe its one of those remington 700 rifles with the saftey/trigger issue.

This is bad either way.

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**Firefly** · 02-28-17, 12:55

Merde! Il achete tout a le bouqet de Oopsie Daisies....

**chuckman** · 02-28-17, 13:12

"I swear, I was just minding my own business when......"

**daniel87** · 02-28-17, 13:34

Originally Posted by chuckman

"I swear, I was just minding my own business when......"

Followed by

.... i swear it just went off

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**soulezoo** · 02-28-17, 13:50

Good thing he's a bad shot. Certainly not up to Marine standards. Even a ND from Carlos Hathcock would be fatal!

**Arik** · 02-28-17, 13:53

"A police sharpshooter accidentally wounded two people as French President Francois Hollande was giving a speech in the south-west of France on Tuesday, a police source said.

The shooter was on a roof about a hundred meters (109 yards) from a tent where Hollande was speaking. During a change of position his gun fired accidentally."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/french-po...184846020.html

Oh man is someone going to be demoted. Being a 100m from the president he could have ushered in the new President Obama!!!!

See what I did there!?!

Luckily only 2 wounded and no dead. Wouldn't that rifle be on safe till ready to fire?

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